Adam Quotes

Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations.

I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect.

When I am not king, then THE Kingdom has its best chance of breaking through.

Families, particularly, tend to be the ones that you take the most for granted. They seem to slip under the radar, all those important things - it almost becomes second nature to do so.

Uncertainty is a quality to be cherished, therefore – if not for it, who would dare to undertake anything?

Pain and suffering that are not transformed are usually projected onto others.

Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.

Well, the post office is probably not the place you want to go if you want to be infused with patriotism and a renewed sense of vigor.

I think in the case of horror, it's a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation.

I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.

We show wisdom by a decent conformity to social etiquette; it is excess of neatness or display that creates dandyism in men, and coquetry in women.

I've been known to make out with girls from time to time. Couple drinks involved, you know, it's fun. And who knows, maybe it'll go further someday.

If we're going to be considered horror filmmakers, we have to prove it not only to ourselves, but to the audience that we can actually make something scary.

It should be like a salmon taking to open water. I've done so much morning radio that I won't be overwhelmed by it, but it's still going to be a challenge.

The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks.

There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it.

That's the strange thing about making a record. You can be in one mood for an hour, put it on a record, and you're remembered that way.

When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.

I feel that working with the camera and editing it is actually my strong suit.

I never wore full-on eyeliner in high school, but I wanted to.

I saw a commercial for the maxi pads for the bigger gals they're making now. That was a nice visual while I was eating.

I won’t sell my songs for no TV Ad.

The one thing that cannot be outsourced is creativity. We have to find ways to support creative people because the only way we are going to improve our laws... is by creating our way out of it.

I started feeling this little lump in my throat, like you would feel if you have swollen glands or something like that, like you'd feel if you have a cold, so I didn't really think it was anything.

All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way.

You can shoot and edit a movie from your iPhone and upload it to YouTube. Of course, what's not universal is talent. Are you making anything that anyone really should see?

I love the flow of the game. There’s a certain fluidity to basketball. I don’t enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way.

I'm confident. Some people don't like confidence. They resent confidence.

I'm harmless. I don't have any ill will or ill thought towards anybody. When people know you're that way, you can say stuff that the creepy guy at your office could never get away with.

I don't burn any calories trying to be masculine; I just happen to be from that world.

A lot of people would say, to be truthful is to tell all, every dalliance, every crisis. They might be right on paper, but in practice, it's not a great way to go.

I had two thoughts about it. One was I could do that, and the next one was I'll never get to do that.

If you can fly, don't stop at the sky, 'cause there's footprints on the moon!

When you do television, there's more to do, and when you do new television, there's a lot more to do, especially when you don't have partner. I miss not having that person.

Your twenties are the time to both accept and fight your way into the person you're destined to become.

I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.

Well, I guess most people would only know me from The O.C. I did a few episodes of Gilmore Girls before that. I was also a client on a lot of lawyer shows.

'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.

I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surprising.

I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.

You don't want the biggest record deal as far as money goes, you just want to make sure that the people at the label really support your band and the music and stuff.

I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Smith' were phone calls. That's the dream.

My best jokes are so cheap. All I do is say things sarcastically.

Lyrically we tried to just not be the same as a lot of the other crap that is out there right now.

In moments of uncertainty...i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.

Tourists see, and travelers seek.

We are all given a gift of existence and of being sentient beings, and I think true happiness lies in love and compassion.

This is the ultimate con game - I'm having fun and people pay me to do it.

You write to find out what you believe.

Hopefully people can look at our band and see that we're a heavy rock band. We're definitely not a metal band, but we're a band that focuses on meaningful lyrics and melody.